[Lion's Cub]

The guy is an airhead.

We were attacked by muslims in the name of their god. The "mainstream" refused to condemn it. They danced in the streets to celebrate it. That makes it a religious war because it was done in the name of religion.

And all wars have a solution. It's called victory--and it is achieved by defeating the enemy.

[lavaroise]

They are not a war of religion, and it is deeply irresponsible to try to turn them into one.

And who is turning them that way? It seems like the author is inconclusive, but brings up a good issue. We did not start this and Islam is well known to be in the business of telling others what their business should be. Women and children are used in Islam for Jihad, regularly. There is no sanctuary in Islam, all muslims have a duty to fight.

[lavaroise]

Today's clashes between America and elements of Islamic society reflect a power struggle inside Islamic society between fundamentalists and others;

Bull, moderate muslims, like the good Germans of WWII, are not fighting back. They are passive at best. Just look at Algeria where the GIA kills people just like that and people let them do it.

[Caipirabob]

Perhaps when their Imans stops preaching incitement to murder all non-Muslims.

[kabar]

Militant Islam is indeed the enemy and should be identified as such. The Islamic zealots are intent on forcing their world view and values on the rest of us. Khomeni's victory over the Shah fueled this movement and others like the Taliban replicated it. You cannot fight the enemy without identifying him, political correctness aside. We are not against Islam but only a virulent form of it.

[Destructor]

"Such influential figures as Eliot Cohen of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and Kenneth Adelman of the Defense Department advisory policy board, a former Reagan administration official, criticize President George W. Bush for his efforts to assure Muslims that his war is against terrorism, not against their religion."

Islam is a religion founded on violence and deception! Terrorism is the equivalent of a sacrament of Islam.

[Johnny Shear]

Stop calling Islam the enemy

Won't happen.

The Fundementalist can't have their armageddon without going to war with 1.6 billion muslims. The bigots can't have their genocidal revenge without going to war with 1.6 billon muslims.